* Wall Street: The Dow Jones industrial average is making another run at 13,000 today. The index has courted the psychologically important round number for six days, but failed to close above it each time. At this hour, the index stands at 13,007.

The Associated PressTraders work on the New York Stock Exchange.

* Congress: Speaking of trading, pending legislation will make it easier for the public to track the stock trades, real estate deals and other financial transactions conducted by members of Congress, their top aides and other senior government officials.